From dark matter detectors and quantum computers to Mars rovers and radical climate change solutions, Razor talks to the world’s leading scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, and startup entrepreneurs to find out how they're working to build a better future for us all.
In this week's episode of #RAZOR, Emma Keeling explores humanity's long fascination with Mars, visiting the Austria town of Innsbruck, where astronauts are being trained for a very different mission to the Red Planet.
The astronauts are part of the Austrian Space Forum's analog training progra...
1 in 4 people have some form of fatty liver disease. The condition can be deadly and there's a critical shortage of transplantable livers and fatty livers themselves cannot usually be used for transplant into others. Emma Keeling joins the Oxford-based start-up, Ochre Bio, who are using genomic m...
One in four people have some form of fatty liver disease, a condition that can be deadly but is often undiagnosed. 🤯
And what's more, this silent killer could be threatening more people by denying potential organ donation. While there's a critical shortage of transplantable livers, the fatty liv...
What would you find inside an ancient Egyptian mummy?
A team of scientists in the UK have put together X-Rays, 3D and VR technology to look inside the 2,000 year-old remains of snake, bird and cat mummies, opening a window into the fascinating past these animals lived (and died) in. 🐈🐍🐦
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Inside a small laboratory at the University of California, scientists have developed monitoring technology that could identify ill health before people fall sick.
A tiny plastic sensor made from a 1970s children’s toy can be attached to the body to monitor blood pressure while people carry on wi...
One of the biggest challenges with renewable energy is storing it. The surplus energy created when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing is normally lost as it is very difficult to store such large amounts of energy.
But hope may be on the horizon with the innovative CRYObattery project in ...
🌍 Around half of the Earth’s wildlife has been lost because of climate change, habitat destruction and exploitation.🦏
Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University are trying to protect those that remain with heat-seeking drones.
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Around 50 million people around the world suffer from dementia: a syndrome in which there is a deterioration in memory, thinking and behavior, resulting in the inability to perform every day activities.
Not only does the disease have a profound impact on the families affected, but it is also co...
Why are fish like cyclists? 🐟
Scientists created AI-propelled robotic fish to study the natural movements of real fish and discovered that each fish in formation take advantage of the watery vortices created by other fish to save energy, much like a peloton of cyclists. 🚴♀️
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In this week's episode of #RAZOR, we explore the new SARS-Cov-2 variants which are causing alarm from South Africa and Brazil to the UK and Germany. 🦠
We know fish swim in schools to avoid predators but new research from scientists in Germany, China and Hungary suggest that may not be the only r...
🌏 As the world wakes up to the climate change crisis, scientists are looking for ways to cool our world. Part of the problem is our reliance on fossil fuels - transport accounts for 25% of global CO2 emissions 🔥
RAZOR’s Emma Keeling is in Iceland to visit Carbon Recycling International who are ...
Formula E is entering its 7th season. Can this fledgling, but already multi-million dollar sport match its petrol cousin for power and excitement?
Motorsports have long been a way of testing new technologies for manufacturers. Formula E is also changing perceptions of electric vehicles, which i...
By 2050 the global population is expected to reach almost 10 billion. Demand for food could rise by 60%, further impacting already depleted land and oceans. So where will all the extra food come from? It could be insects. 🍲 🐜
Formula E is entering it’s 7th season. Can this fledgling but already ...
As the world wakes up to the climate change crisis, scientists are looking for ways to cool our world. Part of the problem is our reliance on fossil fuels - transport accounts for 25% of global CO2 emissions.
RAZOR’s Emma Keeling is in Iceland to visit Carbon Recycling International who are con...
👩🚀 China’s Chang'e-5 mission has returned from the moon and brought with it some of the youngest moon samples yet. 🚀
🌑 CGTN Europe spoke with Andrew Coates, a professor at University College London, about what those samples could mean for the international scientific community. 🤔
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We're all used to the idea of solar energy being harnessed to produce electricity, and to humankind's ongoing efforts to make it logistically feasible as a replacement for our dwindling fossil fuels. But the concept of the solar sail requires a different type of thinking.
Imagine something whic...
Razor is the cutting-edge science and technology show which doesn’t shy away from the complexities of real science.
From dark matter detectors and quantum computers to Mars rovers and radical climate change solutions, we talk to the world’s leading scientists, technologists, engineers, mathemat...
All over the world, biotech startups are cleaning up our toxic way of living by discovering new ways of harnessing the power of nature. But instead of fighting against the status quo, one London company is changing it from within by working alongside local communities to create a more sustainable...
For the past century, industrial farming practices and the globalization of our food supply have caused great damage to environmental systems and contributed to the climate crisis. So how do we feed a growing population safely and sustainably? Indoor vertical farming could be part of the answer. ...
We're all used to the idea of solar energy being harnessed to produce electricity, and to humankind's ongoing efforts to make it logistically feasible as a replacement for our dwindling fossil fuels. But the concept of the solar sail requires a different type of thinking.
This week’s episode of RAZOR – the science show you can’t afford to miss – takes you from the farm to the stars, with a little planet-protecting plastic recycling along the way.
🥬 Super-efficient tray-based indoor farming
☀️ Sunbeam-powered spacecraft
♻️ Globe-saving chemical recycling of plastic...
Shocked by the construction industry’s carbon footprint, Ehab Sayed founded a bio-manufacturing company to produce sustainable building material… out of fungus.
Read more: https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/plastic-hungry-fungus-rebuilds-a-community/index.html
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How one harbor town is being transformed by a female-led social enterprise dedicated to social redevelopment rather than private gentrification.
Read more: https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/plastic-hungry-fungus-rebuilds-a-community/index.html
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RAZOR’s Emma Keeling travels to the University of Glasgow to meet Professor Ravinder Dahiya – the director of the Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) unit. He and his engineers have created a solar-powered super-capacitor made of graphene that is capable of powering prosthetic ha...
